Monday, December 26, 2011
God's Will
How do you define God's will? Do you have to wait for a big booming voice from God to say.. this is what you must do? Or is it, God says in His word that we must obey Him and then everything will fall into place? Or is it something else?
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Who Is God
God is the Trinity and one God at the same time. The Trinity of God is: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He shows us who He is both in the Old and the New Testaments. God shows that He is a God of judgment in the Old Testament and New Testament. He also shows that He is a God of compassion and mercy leading up to and after the death of Christ.
God the Father, in the Old Testament, punished people for their sin. He showed them that to sin was to be completely separated from Him forever. He was showing that He was the only God by different acts of judgment on the pagan gods in and around Israel. (Judges 6:25-32; 1 Sam. 5:1-5)
In the New Testament, He shows that He is merciful by sending Jesus, His Son, to die on the cross for our sins.
God the Son, Jesus Christ, is seen in little parts of the Old Testament by types like Moses or Joseph. In the New Testament, Jesus is shown bringing true repentance and faith. He shows Himself as a mediator between God and man. He brings man to God through His perfect death and suffering. Without Jesus, we would still be 'dead in our trespasses and sins.' (paraphrase; Eph. 2:1)
God the Spirit, is the One who convicts us of our sins and shows us the areas where we need to change in. He lives in our hearts and changes us through trials and temptations. The Holy Spirit is the Comforter that Jesus was saying that He would send. (Jn 14:26; 16:7; Acts 2:1-4)
God is the law-Giver. He gave Israel the law so they would see that nothing they ever did was perfect in His sight. God proved it in the way they turned to serve false gods. At the same time, He proved that He knows everything.
God is Almighty. He controls everything that lives in, on, and under the world.
God is loving. In John 3:16, it says that God loved the world so much that He gave up His Son. God even turned away from His Son that He may be satisfied with Jesus' perfect death and we may have eternal salvation and praise God. Then Jesus rose and ascended to heaven to sit at the right hand of God.
God is peace. He brings peace to those who are troubled in spirit and mind.
In conclusion, God is an infinity of different and limitless attributes. We also need to praise God for everything that He is and ever has been.
The Supremacy Of Christ
Christ is supreme over everything that moves, lives or breathes. Supremacy means the highest authority and the greatest power. God has proved that He is supreme over every god that is in the world.
In Psalm 110:1, God tells Jesus to 'sit at His right hand.' God is going to make Jesus' enemies, the gods of this age, His footstool. In other words, they will be judged and put under God's feet to be trampled on. All the other gods that are in the world claim to be supreme when Jesus is the only One to sit at God's right hand. That makes the gods' claims to be absolutely false and they proclaim a 'different gospel.' (Galatians 1:8)
Matthew 3:17 talks about when God spoke out of heaven saying Jesus was His beloved Son in whom He was well pleased. He didn't say a single thing about Joseph Smith or Mohammed or any of the small g gods. Jesus is God's true Son.
Mark 2:28 says that Jesus is also Lord of the sabbath. In other words He is saying that He is the 'I am' of the Old Testament. (Exodus 3:14) He repeats that to the Pharisees and the [Sad-you-sees]. They accused Jesus of blasphemy which finally led to them crucifying Him.
Acts 4:12 says that there is no salvation in any other. There isn't any other name under heaven by which we must be saved. They are talking about Jesus whose name people either despise and reject or embrace with wholeheartedness. Jesus' name is the one and only one we can be saved by.
Romans 14:8 says that for us living or dying, it is to the Lord. Christ shows and tells us that 'the death of the righteous is to God's glory'. He uses it to point and bring unbelievers to a saving knowledge of Him.
In Acts 10:36b it says that Jesus Christ is Lord of all; even when we don't or won't believe in Him. He showed that to the Egyptians and every other nation.
Matthew 1:21 says that Jesus will save His people, the elect, from their sins. He shows Himself above any other god by taking our sins and the perfect wrath of God upon Himself. Our sins have completely separated us from God; but He died for our sins and completely paid the price. Then He 'rose on the third day according to what He said' and ascended on high.
Colossians 1:17 says that He, Christ, is before all things and everything consists in Him. Any 'god' that says they are equal to or better than Christ is a liar.
In conclusion, Christ's supremacy was, is, and will be established forever because He shows in the Bible that He is the only One true God.
In Psalm 110:1, God tells Jesus to 'sit at His right hand.' God is going to make Jesus' enemies, the gods of this age, His footstool. In other words, they will be judged and put under God's feet to be trampled on. All the other gods that are in the world claim to be supreme when Jesus is the only One to sit at God's right hand. That makes the gods' claims to be absolutely false and they proclaim a 'different gospel.' (Galatians 1:8)
Matthew 3:17 talks about when God spoke out of heaven saying Jesus was His beloved Son in whom He was well pleased. He didn't say a single thing about Joseph Smith or Mohammed or any of the small g gods. Jesus is God's true Son.
Mark 2:28 says that Jesus is also Lord of the sabbath. In other words He is saying that He is the 'I am' of the Old Testament. (Exodus 3:14) He repeats that to the Pharisees and the [Sad-you-sees]. They accused Jesus of blasphemy which finally led to them crucifying Him.
Acts 4:12 says that there is no salvation in any other. There isn't any other name under heaven by which we must be saved. They are talking about Jesus whose name people either despise and reject or embrace with wholeheartedness. Jesus' name is the one and only one we can be saved by.
Romans 14:8 says that for us living or dying, it is to the Lord. Christ shows and tells us that 'the death of the righteous is to God's glory'. He uses it to point and bring unbelievers to a saving knowledge of Him.
In Acts 10:36b it says that Jesus Christ is Lord of all; even when we don't or won't believe in Him. He showed that to the Egyptians and every other nation.
Matthew 1:21 says that Jesus will save His people, the elect, from their sins. He shows Himself above any other god by taking our sins and the perfect wrath of God upon Himself. Our sins have completely separated us from God; but He died for our sins and completely paid the price. Then He 'rose on the third day according to what He said' and ascended on high.
Colossians 1:17 says that He, Christ, is before all things and everything consists in Him. Any 'god' that says they are equal to or better than Christ is a liar.
In conclusion, Christ's supremacy was, is, and will be established forever because He shows in the Bible that He is the only One true God.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Quick Question!
In Sunday-School we were asked the question:
"Do we start with the Scriptures or God?"
So, what do you think? Why?
"Do we start with the Scriptures or God?"
So, what do you think? Why?
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Intro
I am going to start logging about different things that interest me in areas like sports, music, and different questions about theology and what they are. Thanks for reading and I hope you get something out of it as I am sure that I will as well. :D
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